Great game between Gonzaga and Butler going on. The zags up by 1 at the half

Damn it! I was home all last night and I completely spaced that it was on. I posted in here earlier about REEEEALLY wanting to see the game.. then didn't remind myself to watch! Reading the recap right now, and it sounds like I missed a hell of a match! Given, I would've been bummed at the end seeing the Zags cough up the win, but I couldn't be happier for what both teams have accomplished with regards to the "Cinderellas". March is ever approaching, and I cannot wait! :D

Wow. Hell of a win for Indiana over UM. Started number 1, fell a bit and have clawed their way back to the top. Really enjoying following em this season.

Also lovin the Zags in the top 10. Been a while since the Bulldogs have been in that territory, and I'm happy Mark Few still has it in him :). That said,I don't expect them to climb a whole lot higher without some help. Their conference SOS was helped by BYU joining, but it's still not a power conference; they'll likely end up a 3 seed without a "home" court in March. I'll be pullin for em!

It's been some time since I haven't seen the Heels in the top 25. But 16-6 is hardly "sucky". Win either of the next two away games (Miami and Duke, respectively), and they're at least in the conversation based on "good wins". The loss to Texas certainly not helping matters, though.

The 16-6 might not be too bad in the land of NCAA Bball standards, but it's the 6-3 in-conference that blows. Hariston taking that nasty collision spill doesn't help matters. I would LOVE to see them beat Miami AND Duke...!!!!

Was that not the most weird ending to that Indiana game?! In the replay you can see all the faces of the Hoosier players go to completely shocked when they noticed that in-bounds pass was to such a wide open player. holy cow!

In other news, Oregon had their 20-game home winning streak snapped last night to a colorado team that had previously lost every Pac-12 road game they had played in the season. Not a huge Buffalo fan, but any time the Ducks lose puts a lil grin on my face. :D

This year there's a bunch of good team, but no great ones. The tournament should be great with all of these even teams. That was a nice in-bound pass in the indiana game, but a true number one should destroy that team.

anyone else here throughly disappointed with ucla this year? I believe Ben Howland needs to be shown the door.

I'm a Wazzu fan, and UCLA (even in their recent downfall) has still been owning us, so I cannot be sympathetic in that regard. I'd be all for another team taking the reigns in the PAC (with exception of the Huskies, or the Ducks). Nevertheless, I definitely feel like UCLA has not lived up to their expected prominence in recent years. I wouldn't be surprised if UCLA has a new coach after this season concludes. The "UCLA" name recruits for itself, so a new head coach could put em right back in the driver seat.

March is gonna be fun! I spent way too much time filling out my bracket last year, and it sucked worse than the one i tossed together in under 10. This year I'll stick with my gut feelings, and use the time saved to do something productive haha.

Kentucky's star freshman Nerlens Noel tore his ACL last night in a game against Florida. In light of the injury, some discussion has come over the one-and-done rule stating a player must play 1 year of college ball before moving to the NBA. It really is horrifying knowing that one sever injury can render the chances moot of a very talented college player (playing only for scholarship money) making a well paid career in the NBA.

I think he should still enter the draft. This class is very weak. He still might be a top 5 pick. Look what happened to Jared sullinger. Next years draft is very good and I would be surprised to see him in the top 10.

NBA teams could look at it as an investment that they could select him lower than where he would have gone and bank on the fact their med teams might be better therefore offering a better rehabilitation process.

At first I thought you were talking about the Oregon Ducks... They narrowly defeated my Cougs tonight (predominately due to a dumb foul). My struggling Cougs trailed the ranked Ducks 71-68, before WSU hit a 3 from the corner with ~5 seconds left to send the game to OT. Unfortunately, tied in OT with 3.8 seconds left, a WSU player fouled a Duck to put em on the line. They made both, and won 79-77. :(

But now I AM confused, mommeh! Are you a Duke fan or a Tar Heel fan? Ya can't choose both! haha

I understand the letter swapping! I Say Huck the Fuskies quite often!I much prefer seeing UNC win over Duke. I've consistently cheered for the heels, though when we (the WSU Cougs) played the heels in the ncaa tourney in the 07 season, I will admit I grew a bit of distaste for fans that thought they were gonna put up 90 on us.

I think he should still enter the draft. This class is very weak. He still might be a top 5 pick. Look what happened to Jared sullinger. Next years draft is very good and I would be surprised to see him in the top 10.

I agree that it is a weak draft, so he might get a lottery pick, which means a nice bonus. But it is tough to draft a guy who has an injury like this without time to prove that it is rehabilitated. Look at the Blazers after Oden.

Pretty rare to see a number 1 team be an underdog in vegas. I am wondering if it is because michigan state is that good (they are), or if the fact that so many number 1s have lost this year that it skews the betting line.

Pretty rare to see a number 1 team be an underdog in vegas. I am wondering if it is because michigan state is that good (they are), or if the fact that so many number 1s have lost this year that it skews the betting line.

I haven't seen the spread but it probably has to do with MS being home. This is a big test for Indiana. If they can beat MS it shows they deserve that #1 ranking and are the team to beat heading into the tournament. Should be a good game

Ill take Indiana by 3. They're 7-1 on the road this season, and seem to play better against up-tempo squads.

Mannnn! When i first typed this out, it was "Indiana by 4." .. Then i second guessed myself and took a point off the spread. That was a hell of a hard-fought game though! Oladipo carried Indiana on his back for the last 2 minutes of that game. Mich State just looked jumbled in those final minutes. While I'm sure the loss is tough to swallow for the Sparty fans, it's a timely lesson before these kinds of games become the norm in March.

I hated having to work late last night. Following that on my ESPN scorecenter app was the worst. I hear it was the game of the year.

Despite being a Sparty fan, it is not a hard loss to swallow. In fact, as they were losing it at the end, I was kind of hoping that they lost, thinking that it will make them hungrier for March. I know that isn't a solid theory, but last year, they won the similar game like this against Ohio State, got their 1 seed and then lost in the Sweet 16.

The officiating was horrible in last nights Indiana game. Great game though, funny how that oladipo wasnt even going to be drafted at the beginning of the year. Now he's essentially a lock for the lottery.

Wake Forest put on a great show against Miami today.. which leaves the Zags poised to take the #2 spot. Would love to see the Bulldogs get a "near"-home regional bid. Even at a ranking of #2 though, I don't see em getting a #1 seed. The WCC is by no means favored in the seeding process. Still a #2 spot would put em in good shape :)The second and third round sites are rather clustered this year. Assuming Mich St. and Indiana keep doing what they're doing, they should be quite pleased with where ever they end up.

So I've been sucked into D-II ball....and am loving it actually. Co-worker's hubby is the Booster Club Prez at Fort Lewis College, and I've been their guest the last two weekends to b-ball games.

Friday night was ELECTRIC!!! Took on Metro State, the #1 ranked D-II men's team in the nation...UNDEFEATED....and #17 Fort Lewis spanked them 61-54. Their student body came out in droves (way beyond their typical showing) and that house was rocking!

Last night sucked sweaty balls. Hard to win a game when you're playing 5 on 8. The refs were making so many seriously BS foul calls and kept Regis (7-15) in the game. Anytime FLC would start adding points the refs would start handing possessions over to Regis and feeding the foul count against FLC. Final foul count was 22-12...Regis got 30 foul shots to FLC's 12. Unreal. There was even one possession where they called 3 fouls on FLC & put Regis into the bonus on the 3rd. Such BS BS BS.

Last night sucked sweaty balls. Hard to win a game when you're playing 5 on 8. The refs were making so many seriously BS foul calls and kept Regis (7-15) in the game. Anytime FLC would start adding points the refs would start handing possessions over to Regis and feeding the foul count against FLC. Final foul count was 22-12...Regis got 30 foul shots to FLC's 12. Unreal. There was even one possession where they called 3 fouls on FLC & put Regis into the bonus on the 3rd. Such BS BS BS.

Hate when games are decided by the zebras! GIven, some teams foul more than others, but a 2.5:1 ratio is OBVIOUSLY a result of bad calling!

WOO! go Zags! #2 if only for a little bit! The upcoming Duke/Miami game is startin to look like a killer match! Hate the DUkies, so i'll be pullin for the Canes all the way! It is kinda cool to see someone OTHER than JUST UNC and Duke playing out for the top of the ACC.

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